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186 MARYLAND MANUAL rett, Montgomery, Prince George's and Washington counties appoints one of its members to serve on the Authority. An additional member serves as an alternate. All members may vote except the Garrett County member until such time as Garrett County is assessed for payments to the Authority. The Governor appoints one non-voting member to serve as its Chairman and he serves at the Governor's pleasure. The Authority has the power to conserve control and utilize to beneficial service the storm and flood waters of the rivers and streams of the Potomac River watershed in the District. The Authority also has the power to finance the non-federal costs of the Blooming- ton Dam and Reservoir (Code 1967, 1964 Repl. Vol., 1969 Supp., Art. 96A, sees. 89-104). Public Improvements DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS George R. Lewis, Director, 1971 Garrett O. Billmire, Assistant Director Laurence P. Sangston, Principal Architect Frank L. Byron, Principal Engineer J. Max Millstone, Assistant to the Director 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3010 The Department of Public Improvements was created by Chapter 171, Acts of 1947. The Director of Public Improvements, the desig- nated head of the Department, is appointed by the Governor for a four-year term. The duties of the Department of Public Improvements consist, in part, of the following: to assist and advise the Board of Public Works and other State agencies on all matters of engineering surveys, plans, specifications, and contracts for public improvements that may come before the Board or in which a State agency may be interested; to select and appoint architects and engineers, subject to approval of the Board of Public Works, to prepare plans and specifications for all public improvements; to assist the State Planning Commission in the development of technical details necessary for the preparation of the Capital Improvement Program; to collect and maintain a file of plats and surveys of the location of all public improvements; and to repre- sent the Board of Public Works at the opening of all bids for public improvements and tabulate, record, and advise the Board of such bids. The Director is required to review and make recommendations to the Board of Public Works on all contracts for the expenditure of sums appropriated for the acquisition of land, buildings, equipment, new construction and other capital expenditures, except in connection with state roads, bridges, and Highways. By Chapter 403, Acts of 1969, the Legislature established a separate Land Acquisition Division within the Department to acquire land for state projects funded under the Outdoor Recreation Loan of 1969. The Department maintains an inspection division with representation on all major projects to insure adherence to established standards and specifications (Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., Art. 78A, sees. 7 and 17-25). Board of Architectural Review Paul L. Gaudreau, Chairman Richard W. Ayers, Edwin F. Ball, Francis H. Jencks, George E. Kostritsky, Dennis W. Madden, Donald D. Potter. |
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